The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2030
Waning Gibbous
66.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
11:40 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.4%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1328
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 | 250.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.59° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.61° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.