The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 1960
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
6:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 462
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 | 327.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 196.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.48° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.81° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.