The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 1986
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
1:19 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.32° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.33° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.