The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 1990
Waning Crescent
11.9% 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
3:52 AM
5:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 833
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 | 319.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.24° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.61° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.