The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2196
Waning Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
2:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3381
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 | 287.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.69° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.69° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.