The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 2143
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
8:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.14° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.37° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.