The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2039
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1439
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 | 264.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.90° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.89° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.