The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2091
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2083
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 | 47.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.39° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.