The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 21, 2190
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
7:34 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3307
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 | 207.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.71° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.65° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.