The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2098
Waning Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
11:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2169
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 247.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.11° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.05° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.