The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2042
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:49 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1477
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.10° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.33° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.