The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
4:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2194
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 344.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.73° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.34° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.