The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1919
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
2:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -45
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 | 279.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.89° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.31° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| 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.