The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2044
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
2:42 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 287.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.77° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.26° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.91° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.