The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2065
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
7:12 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.49° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.02° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.