The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2005
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1019
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.30° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.51° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.