The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 1998
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
5:08 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 932
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.59° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.19° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.