The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 1917
Waxing Crescent
3.1% 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
6:10 AM
9:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -69
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 | 20.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.15° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.48° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.