The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2123
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
7:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2478
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.73° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.06° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.