The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2004
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
12:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1007
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 | 48.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.46° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.25° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.