The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2131
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
4:00 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 303.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 220.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.15° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.