The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2053
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
4:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 313.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.45° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.