The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 1992
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
10:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 237.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.15° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.01° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.