The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2144
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
11:32 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 248.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.86° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.03° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.