The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 1951
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
2:46 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 351
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.05° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.86° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.