The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
9:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.68° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.42° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.