The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2092
First Quarter
50.1% 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
1:03 PM
2:20 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2095
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.83° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.08° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| 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.