The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
2:43 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 57.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.58° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.33° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.