The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 21, 2168
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
6:16 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 177.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.47° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.8° |
| 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.