The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2091
Waxing Crescent
9.6% 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
8:49 AM
11:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2083
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 | 35.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.62° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.