The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 1955
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
11:06 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 401
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.17° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.36° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| 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.