The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 1949
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
3:50 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.35° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.