The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
2:22 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2231
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.00° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.09° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.