The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2039
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.88° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.03° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.