The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1919
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
1:02 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -45
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 250.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.36° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.26° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.09° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.