The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 23, 2196
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
4:47 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3381
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.88° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.15° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.