The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 2138
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
1:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2664
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.56° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.54° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.