The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% 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
5:44 PM
4:20 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 142.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.83° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.45° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.