The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2047
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
8:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.40° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.28° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.