The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 1967
Waxing Crescent
23.8% 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
9:56 AM
12:58 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.33° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.13° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.