The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 23, 2195
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
5:26 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3369
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.37° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.56° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.