The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 1912
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:23 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.89° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.43° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.