The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 2179
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
2:07 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 94.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.00° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.07° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.