The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2159
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:54 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 68.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.88° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.82° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.