The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2082
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
4:14 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1971
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 | 304.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.52° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.