The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2141
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
8:09 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2701
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 | 210.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.62° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.22° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.