The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2134
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
7:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2614
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 | 344.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.52° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.