The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
5:32 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 166.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.82° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.09° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.