The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 22, 2198
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
7:41 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 203.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 279.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.80° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.24° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.