The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2077
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1909
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.45° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.12° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.