The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2071
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:51 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 186.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.01° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.