The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2161
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
6:35 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 330.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.81° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.45° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.