The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2158
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
3:53 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 299.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 4.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.54° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.