The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 21, 2122
Full Moon
99.9% 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
9:20 PM
5:57 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2466
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.12° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 167.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.