The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
4:33 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2058
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 | 147.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 19.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.60° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.73° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.