The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2182
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
10:39 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 238.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.41° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.45° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.