The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
10:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 957
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.47° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.81° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.