The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2168
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
6:50 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 188.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.54° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.