The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2022
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1229
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.10° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.24° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.