# Moon Phase and Libration, 2023 South Up (SVS5049 - distance 2023 s 2160p30)

An animated diagram of the Moon's distance from the Earth for 2023. The sizes and distances are true to scale, and the lighting and Earth tilt are correct. The frames include an alpha channel.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, USRA/David Ladd, NASA/GSFC/Noah Petro
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Phase_and_Libration,_2023_South_Up_(SVS5049_-_distance_2023_s_2160p30).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, USRA/David Ladd, NASA/GSFC/Noah Petro
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/151506449?play=1)