The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2052
Waning Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
3:20 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 293.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.15° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.72° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.