The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2149
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 PM
7:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 191.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 294.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.37° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.64° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.