The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2189
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
2:43 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.18° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.32° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.