The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2088
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:56 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2046
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.13° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.40° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| 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.