The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2071
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
1:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1835
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.23° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.08° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.