The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2145
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2751
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 | 10.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.91° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.19° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.