The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2016
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
6:20 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1155
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.59° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.