The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 1977
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
12:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 61.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.48° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.40° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.