The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2129
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2553
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 | 39.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.92° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.09° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.