The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2020
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:50 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 347.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.00° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.91° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.