The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
5:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2293
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 | 160.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.70° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.74° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.