The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
5:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2330
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 | 156.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 359.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.87° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.31° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.