The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2121
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2454
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.39° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.44° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.