The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2066
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
6:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 332.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 197.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.31° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.61° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.