The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1908
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.29° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.57° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.