The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1905
Waning Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:48 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -218
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.88° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.72° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.