The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 22, 2196
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
3:46 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3381
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 | 298.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.92° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.