The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 1969
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
12:57 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 574
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 | 58.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.91° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.19° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.