The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2175
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3122
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.24° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.54° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.89° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.