The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1914
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -107
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 | 344.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.03° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.61° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.