The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1952
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
8:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 346.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.83° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.48° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.