The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 2172
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.60° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.12° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.