The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2198
First Quarter
54.2% 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
1:39 PM
2:08 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 94.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.02° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.26° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| 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.