The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2059
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 35.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.46° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.