The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2115
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:21 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.52° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.48° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.