The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2053
Waxing Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1613
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 | 49.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.28° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.86° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| 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.