The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2137
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2652
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.52° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.28° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.