The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1977
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
5:36 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 6.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.98° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.45° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.