The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
4:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 156.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.34° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.92° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.