The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
6:18 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 173.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.99° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.