The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
1:14 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 67.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.79° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.01° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.