The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 1922
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
5:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -8
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 204.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.51° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.43° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.