The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2054
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
7:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.17° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.