The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2129
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2553
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 | 50.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.94° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.85° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.