The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2168
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
2:45 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 57.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.70° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.30° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.