The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
5:13 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 172.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.8° / 322.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.00° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.