The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
67.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
2:34 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.3%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 110.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.46° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.93° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.