The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 1966
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
11:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 537
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 26.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.43° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.11° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.