The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2191
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3320
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.75° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.22° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.