The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 2157
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
1:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.60° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.73° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.