The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2177
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
3:03 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 290.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.18° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.11° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.