The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2162
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
1:31 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.86° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.93° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.