The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2055
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
5:59 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1637
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 | 326.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.36° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.60° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.