The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2179
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
7:30 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 202.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.61° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.43° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.