The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 1980
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 710
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.27° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.61° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.