The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 1939
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
4:13 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 202
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.62° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.82° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.