The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
4:59 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 312.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.55° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.38° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.