The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2178
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
12:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 52.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.77° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.24° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.