The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2102
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
1:16 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 72.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.57° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.80° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.