The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2185
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
6:42 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3245
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.07° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.5° |
| 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.