The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1941
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
5:33 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 227
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 | 321.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 6.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.42° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.00° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.