The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2131
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
5:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.82° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.39° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.