The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
10:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1106
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.24° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.16° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.