The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2080
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1947
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 | 57.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.33° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.25° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.