The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 1928
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
11:39 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 67
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 | 29.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.03° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.73° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.