The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 22, 2183
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
9:47 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3221
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 | 12.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.86° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.78° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.