The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 1975
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:59 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 648
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 | 41.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.44° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.81° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.