The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2123
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2478
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 | 321.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.88° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.82° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.