The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 1956
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
12:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 413
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.84° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.40° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.