The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 1901
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
11:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -267
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.04° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.35° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.