The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2139
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
2:48 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 287.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.85° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.50° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.