The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 1988
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 809
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.36° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.95° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.