The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2020
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:58 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.23° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.29° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.