The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2050
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
9:45 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 9.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.73° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.01° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.