The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2191
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
7:29 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3319
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 | 341.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 173.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.85° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.30° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.