The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
2:26 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1266
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 | 284.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.67° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.12° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.