The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
2:17 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1254
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 | 80.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.15° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.71° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.