The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2150
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
4:05 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 304.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -2.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.95° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.