The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2071
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
2:37 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 285.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.60° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.30° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.