The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2133
Waning Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
9:31 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.46° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.82° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.