The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1925
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
7:48 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 29
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 | 348.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.67° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.10° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.