The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 1984
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
12:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.92° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.85° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.