The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2037
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
2:30 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1415
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.67° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.36° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.