The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2116
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
11:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2392
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.78° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.27° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.