The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2028
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
8:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.74° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.71° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.