The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
5:55 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 170.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.06° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.35° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.2° |
| 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.