The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2130
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
6:45 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.30° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.85° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.