The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2104
Waning Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
9:47 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 231.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.41° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.49° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.