The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
6:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.4° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.02° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.