The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2186
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3258
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 | 63.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.72° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.43° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.