The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2001
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
7:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 969
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 | 341.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.38° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.09° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.