The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2167
Waxing Crescent
28.1% 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
10:54 AM
12:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3023
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 | 63.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.31° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.23° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.