The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 1971
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
8:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 598
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.37° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.28° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.