The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 22, 2189
Waxing Crescent
43.0% 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
12:17 PM
2:12 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 81.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.90° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.53° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.