The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2140
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
1:25 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 78.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.58° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.40° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.