The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2066
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
7:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1773
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 | 343.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.49° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.85° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.