The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 21, 2199
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
5:52 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3418
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.09° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.60° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.