The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2082
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
3:15 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 293.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.46° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.29° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.