The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 1954
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:09 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 388
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.23° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.85° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.