The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2197
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
12:37 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3394
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 | 64.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.74° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.19° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.