The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2118
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
11:14 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2417
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 | 22.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.67° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.34° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.