The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2072
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
5:20 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.63° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.26° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.