The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
3:28 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 3.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.88° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.90° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.