The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2185
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
2:16 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 283.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -7.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.09° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.70° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.70° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.