The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2075
First Quarter
45.2% 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
12:34 PM
2:09 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1885
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.04° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.96° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.