The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
3:02 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 123.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 53.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / -7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.23° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.73° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.