The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2074
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
5:44 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 324.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.17° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.19° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.