The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2120
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
4:09 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 302.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 231.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.92° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.