The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2137
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
11:47 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2652
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.67° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.51° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.