The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2036
Waning Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
4:20 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1402
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 | 307.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / -0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.64° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.