The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 2021
Waxing Crescent
7.3% 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
8:03 AM
11:36 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 31.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.28° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.85° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.