The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2096
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:57 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2145
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.09° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.82° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.