The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
4:36 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2293
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 | 147.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.29° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.92° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.