The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
2:42 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1081
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 58.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.63° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.55° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.