The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1986
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
5:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 312.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.40° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.