The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2036
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:22 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.68° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.