The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
4:26 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2998
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 | 140.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 26.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.47° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.69° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.