The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 23, 2193
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:45 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3344
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.68° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.07° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| 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.