The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
3:24 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2862
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 | 115.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 49.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / 3.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.02° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.10° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.