The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 21, 2198
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
6:38 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 189.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.75° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.05° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.