The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2186
Waxing Crescent
9.9% 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
8:42 AM
11:51 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3258
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 21.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.58° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.90° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.