The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2014
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
7:02 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 296.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.03° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.52° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.