The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
4:34 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2528
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 | 146.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 19.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.34° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.12° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.