The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2031
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1341
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 | 26.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.43° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.36° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.