The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
4:40 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2763
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 | 147.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 17.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.77° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.30° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.