The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2042
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
3:07 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1476
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 | 294.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.50° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.00° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.