The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2139
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
4:01 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2676
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 | 300.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 5.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.72° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.