The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2094
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
2:38 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2120
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.18° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.16° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.