The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2137
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
10:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2652
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 | 18.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.76° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.75° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.