The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2172
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
10:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 9.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.80° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.