The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1947
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 42.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.54° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.69° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.