The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 1971
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
5:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 598
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.14° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.80° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.