The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2081
Waxing Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1959
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.41° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.52° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.