The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2131
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
2:49 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 290.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.67° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.93° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.