The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2128
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
2:35 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2540
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 | 286.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.14° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.28° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.