The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2167
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
11:51 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3023
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 | 37.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 20.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.00° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.70° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| 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.