The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2112
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
5:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 319.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.10° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.58° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.