The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 1957
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
2:12 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 280.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.73° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.69° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.