The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
4:05 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 487
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 | 124.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / 4.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.51° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.45° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.