The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2063
Waning Crescent
20.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1736
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.88° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.95° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.