The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2164
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
10:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2986
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 | 18.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.20° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.36° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.