The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2085
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 348.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.95° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.67° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.