The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1902
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
5:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -255
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 334.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.47° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| 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.