The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 1922
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
4:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -8
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 | 312.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 4.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.35° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.20° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.