The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 1996
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
12:44 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 68.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 12.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.63° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.58° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.