The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2172
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.60° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.95° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.