The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1931
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
12:21 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 104
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.89° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.81° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.