The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2132
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:58 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 349.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 153.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.99° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.38° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.