The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1903
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
2:11 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -1.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.93° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.65° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.