The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 23, 2179
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
8:32 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3171
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.23° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.62° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.