The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2186
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3258
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 | 50.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.25° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.66° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.