The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2031
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
10:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.51° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.60° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.