The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2063
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
7:20 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1736
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.83° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.09° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.