The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 1957
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
1:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 425
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -6.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.83° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.47° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.