The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2148
Waxing Crescent
24.2% 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
10:30 AM
12:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2788
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 | 58.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.81° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.04° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.