The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 1915
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -94
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.68° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.03° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.