The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2100
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
5:34 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2194
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.8° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.82° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.