The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2028
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
7:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 180.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.76° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.46° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.