The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2036
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
-
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 188.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 8.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.12° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.04° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.