The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
2:53 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 113.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.85° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.32° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.