The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2150
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
8:20 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.02° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.29° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| 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.