The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2077
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1910
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 | 7.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.45° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.63° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.