The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
12:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.67° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.67° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.