The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2079
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
12:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.15° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.66° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.