The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
5:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1353
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.87° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.52° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.