The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1994
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 883
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 | 43.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.46° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.99° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| 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.