The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2114
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2367
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 | 222.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.17° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.03° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.