The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2112
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:30 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2342
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 | 332.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 187.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.23° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.81° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.