The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2170
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
2:45 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3060
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.50° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.14° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.