The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2055
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
5:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1637
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 | 315.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 210.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.25° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.36° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.