The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 1964
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 512
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.16° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.05° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.