The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2188
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
6:18 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3282
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 192.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 8.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.32° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.84° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.