The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2062
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
5:56 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1724
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.02° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.