The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2099
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
11:53 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2182
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 | 30.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.02° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.91° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.