The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2020
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
9:53 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.63° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.60° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.