The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2148
Waxing Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:08 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2788
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.29° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.81° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.