The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 157.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 4.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.79° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.75° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.