The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2065
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
9:34 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.37° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.39° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.