The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2083
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
1:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1984
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.12° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.60° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.