The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2107
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:15 AM
8:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.22° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.83° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 359.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.