The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2047
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
7:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 | 335.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.49° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.04° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.