The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2074
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
4:47 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 313.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.24° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.96° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.