The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2183
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:51 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.49° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.36° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| 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.