The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 1974
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
8:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 635
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.69° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.05° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.