The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1971
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
7:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 598
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.79° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.04° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.