The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2126
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
9:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2516
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.66° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.01° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.