The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1958
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 438
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 | 45.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.59° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.44° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.