The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
5:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 168.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.35° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.56° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.