The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
6:46 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1056
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 | 197.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.15° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.84° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.