The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 1977
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 38.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.18° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.86° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.