The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2091
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
5:06 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2082
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.59° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.83° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.