The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2035
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
7:28 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1390
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 | 196.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.65° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.23° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.