The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2102
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2219
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.98° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.25° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.