The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2083
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:30 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1984
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 | 76.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.70° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.38° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.