The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 1974
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 636
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.51° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.56° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.