The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 2131
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
7:56 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.37° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.51° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.