The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2088
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
11:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2046
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 | 40.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.25° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.91° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.