The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2082
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
5:13 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1971
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.08° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.75° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.