The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1925
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 30
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.37° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.41° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.