The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1984
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.83° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.07° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.