The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 1977
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 49.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.24° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.63° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.