The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2052
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
2:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -4.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.46° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.50° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.