The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2187
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
6:30 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.51° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.