The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2014
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
3:39 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1130
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 | 297.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 233.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 2.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.99° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.12° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.