The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent
41.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
1:48 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.5%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.61° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.79° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.