The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2109
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
3:09 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 292.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -2.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.18° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.69° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.