The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2148
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2788
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 | 46.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.95° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.27° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.