The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2171
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 221.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.81° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.04° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.