The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 1938
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
2:28 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 190
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 | 283.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.09° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.09° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| 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.