The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1988
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
7:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 808
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 | 343.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.94° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.94° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.