The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2099
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2182
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 | 42.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.66° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.67° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.