The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 1991
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
9:47 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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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 | 6.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.98° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.16° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.