The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2167
Waxing Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3023
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 | 50.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.39° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.46° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.