The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 1909
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -168
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 | 51.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.87° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.55° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.