The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 2006
Waning Gibbous
97.7% 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
10:44 PM
6:45 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 196.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.45° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.93° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.