The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2093
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
5:15 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2107
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 | 318.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 206.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.91° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.77° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.