The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
83.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
4:29 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.8%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 722
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / 1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.32° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.66° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.