The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2026
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
2:16 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.01° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.57° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.