The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2050
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:23 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 33.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.70° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.52° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.