The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
2:45 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2021
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -3.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.12° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.53° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.