The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2159
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
1:28 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 81.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.83° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.59° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.