The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 2056
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.54° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.40° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.