The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 1955
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
10:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 11.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.07° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.60° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.