The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
4:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 160.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 357.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.67° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.12° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.