The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2128
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
1:32 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.92° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.06° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.