The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2045
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 PM
2:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1514
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.77° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.