The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2042
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:41 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 54.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.98° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.85° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.