The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2007
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
1:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1044
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 | 64.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.42° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.82° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.