The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2056
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
2:28 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.48° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.