The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2197
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
1:11 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3394
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 | 77.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.24° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.