The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
7:03 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1266
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 | 201.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.78° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.71° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.