The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 1912
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -131
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 | 65.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.25° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.89° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.