The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2098
Last Quarter
46.8% 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
2:39 AM
1:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2169
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.94° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.47° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.