The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2163
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
10:46 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2973
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.40° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.63° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.