The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2096
Waning Gibbous
58.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
12:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2144
Events on this date
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Venus 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 | 260.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.80° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.46° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.32° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.