The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2041
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
1:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1464
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 | 279.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.59° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.28° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.