The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 1996
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 47.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.88° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.04° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.