The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2140
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
12:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 66.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.58° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.62° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.