The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1906
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
8:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -205
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.71° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.71° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.