The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 1939
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 203
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 | 45.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.48° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.26° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.