The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2142
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
6:03 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 324.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 209.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.00° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.62° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.