The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2150
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
5:15 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 207.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.47° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.19° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.