The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:10 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1044
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.78° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.37° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.