The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 1952
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
6:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 363
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.70° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.24° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.