The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 1934
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
2:08 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 90.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.21° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.73° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.