The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 1931
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:09 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 62.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.61° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.58° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| 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.