The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 1967
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
5:46 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 312.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.33° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.