The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 22, 2023
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.45° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.91° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.