The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 1947
Waxing Crescent
1.7% 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
6:56 AM
10:28 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.87° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.18° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.