The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
2:45 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3196
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 | 112.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.61° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.70° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.