The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
5:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.3° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.25° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.72° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.