The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2169
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
5:38 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3047
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.37° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.01° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.