The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2043
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
5:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1489
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 312.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.97° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.35° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.