The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2074
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
6:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1872
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 | 335.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.05° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.43° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.