The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
4:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2429
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 | 164.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.1° / 345.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.74° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.53° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.