The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2145
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2751
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 | 21.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.81° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.95° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.