The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2092
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
8:26 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2095
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 | 212.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.55° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.61° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.