The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2104
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
7:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 187.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.18° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.25° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.