The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 22, 2199
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
6:52 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3418
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 | 334.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.56° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.84° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.