The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 1935
Waning Gibbous
79.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
9:58 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.4%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 153
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 | 234.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.67° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.83° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.