The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2058
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
10:16 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.89° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.22° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.