The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2050
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 22.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.86° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.77° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.