The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
2:47 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.59° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.15° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.