The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2177
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
4:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3146
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 | 302.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 6.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.34° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.