The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
4:35 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.20° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.73° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.