The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2081
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
5:33 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1959
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 308.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.92° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.