The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
2:38 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 110.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 59.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -1.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.59° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.52° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.