The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2151
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
1:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.70° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.40° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.