The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2093
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:18 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2107
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.25° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.25° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.