The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2041
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.38° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.06° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| 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.