The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1966
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:00 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 536
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 | 293.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.39° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.98° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.