The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2155
Waning Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
11:52 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 256.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.39° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.25° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.