The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2150
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
2:58 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 292.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.86° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.41° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.72° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.