The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 1993
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 871
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.45° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.74° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.