The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1955
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
12:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 400
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.34° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.33° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.52° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| 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.