The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2069
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
11:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1811
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.54° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.71° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.