The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 1976
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
6:58 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 660
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 | 191.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -19.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.52° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.