The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
11:08 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.49° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.66° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.