The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2078
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 40.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.52° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.65° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.