The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 1957
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
3:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 291.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.69° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.91° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.