The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1941
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
6:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 227
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 189.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.21° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.51° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.24° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.