The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2197
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3394
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 | 52.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.53° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.42° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.