The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2120
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:17 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 315.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.12° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.15° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.