The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 23, 2187
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
7:10 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 195.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.66° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.02° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.