The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2117
Waning Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
12:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 261.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.03° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.85° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.