The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2171
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
9:45 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 234.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.77° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.23° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.