The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2063
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
2:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1736
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 | 283.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.62° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.49° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| 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.