The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2073
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
6:39 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 183.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 308.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.61° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.