The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2101
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
4:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 311.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.26° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.