The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2104
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
5:56 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 322.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 213.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.37° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.01° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.