The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 2073
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:10 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1860
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.89° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.