The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 1961
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
2:08 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 475
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.17° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.33° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.