The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2107
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:47 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.43° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.93° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| 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.