The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2056
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
1:50 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1650
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 | 79.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.10° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.77° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.