The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2103
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
7:15 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 201.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.44° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.62° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.