The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1930
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
4:02 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 91
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 | 303.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / -0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.77° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.