The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2168
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
7:28 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 284.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.48° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.42° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.