The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1979
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
6:22 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 191.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.67° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.63° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.