The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1936
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
10:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 166
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.43° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.41° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.