The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 1901
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
3:39 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -268
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 5.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.95° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.