The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.42° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.69° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.