The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1948
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:46 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 314
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.04° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.14° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.