The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1909
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.93° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.79° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.