The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2104
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.5° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.92° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.49° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.