The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2080
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
11:56 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.89° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.72° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.