The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2136
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
2:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 280.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 238.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.04° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.86° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.