The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:17 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 142.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 28.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -8.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.98° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.07° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.