The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2057
Waning Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
11:02 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 247.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.41° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.00° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.