The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2072
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:17 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 60.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.80° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.