The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2114
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
7:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2367
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.24° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.64° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.