The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2121
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
1:37 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2454
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.50° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.99° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.