The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2155
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
1:06 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2874
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.36° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.46° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.