The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2101
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
6:46 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 197.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.50° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.50° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| 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.