The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2042
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 42.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.75° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.09° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.