The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2178
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 324.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.35° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.08° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.