The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2175
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
10:58 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3122
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.10° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.37° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.