The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2115
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
6:06 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 327.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 8.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.28° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.24° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.