The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 22, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
4:52 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3233
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 | 148.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 14.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -8.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.17° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.91° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.