The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2164
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2986
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 | 29.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.30° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.12° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.