The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 1953
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
10:49 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.47° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.53° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.