The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2170
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
2:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3060
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 | 81.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.39° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.35° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.