The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2125
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:46 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2503
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 | 251.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.18° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.43° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.