The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 1990
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
8:21 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 833
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.44° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.10° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.