The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
4:57 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 312.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.67° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.38° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.