The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2160
Waning Gibbous
97.9% 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
10:26 PM
7:04 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 196.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.89° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.63° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.