The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2016
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
7:43 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1155
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 | 200.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.99° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.65° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.