The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2087
Waning Gibbous
68.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
11:28 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.7%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 248.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.90° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.04° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.