The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2018
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1179
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 | 348.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 155.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.75° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.98° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.