The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 1993
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:05 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 871
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.37° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.98° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.