The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
5:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2058
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 | 171.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.39° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.36° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.