The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 1950
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
12:32 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 339
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.60° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.01° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| 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.