The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2061
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
12:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1712
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 | 58.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.56° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.05° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.