The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
3:03 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.84° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.54° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.