The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2147
Waning Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
2:31 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 285.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 236.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -5.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.82° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.09° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.