The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 1966
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
10:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 537
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 | 15.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.79° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.35° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.