The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2029
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
2:05 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1316
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 | 96.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 4.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.21° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.94° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.