The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2161
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
5:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 319.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.59° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.21° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.