The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 2156
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
3:33 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 297.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.41° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.40° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.