The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 21, 2141
Waning Gibbous
99.3% 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
9:53 PM
6:30 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 292.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.02° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.84° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.