The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2161
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:49 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.33° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.68° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.