The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2109
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
2:12 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 281.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.12° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.47° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.