The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 1978
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
6:29 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 685
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 310.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.77° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.