The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1942
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
1:01 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 240
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.39° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.36° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.