The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2087
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 224.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.50° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.65° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.