The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1976
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
3:00 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 660
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 | 289.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.51° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.50° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.