The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1489
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 | 154.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.31° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.72° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.