The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2018
First Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
1:56 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1180
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.16° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.38° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.