The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 1912
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -131
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.59° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.67° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.