The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:25 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1823
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 | 164.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.66° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.15° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.