The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2140
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
1:53 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 68.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.22° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.18° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.