The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2118
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
10:18 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2417
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 | 11.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.58° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.