The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:39 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 167.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.38° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.12° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.