The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2176
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
5:39 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.85° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.