The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2178
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
1:19 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3159
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 | 79.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 10.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.22° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.79° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.