The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2015
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1143
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.02° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.23° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.