The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2005
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
5:40 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1019
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.22° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.