The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 1987
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
6:41 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 195.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.73° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.12° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.