The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 2173
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
11:53 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3097
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 | 31.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.65° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.04° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.