The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2180
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
8:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.03° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.52° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.