The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2073
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
7:27 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 196.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 289.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.03° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.