The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2069
Waxing Crescent
1.3% 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
7:02 AM
9:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1811
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.84° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.20° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.