The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2017
Waning Crescent
14.3% 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
4:18 AM
5:05 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.51° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.00° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| 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.