The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 1997
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
7:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 196.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 291.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.63° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.86° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.