The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1920
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
12:15 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -32
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 | 61.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.51° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.83° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.