The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2134
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
6:33 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2614
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.64° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.07° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.