The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2107
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
9:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.31° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.58° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.