The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
4:18 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 35.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / 3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.26° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.87° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.