The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1952
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
9:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 363
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.74° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.73° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.