The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2079
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
11:37 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 254.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.59° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.56° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.45° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.