The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2090
Waning Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
2:24 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2070
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.78° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.88° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.