The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 1931
Waxing Crescent
37.2% 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
11:41 AM
1:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 104
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.50° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.36° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.