The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1906
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
8:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -205
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.61° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.47° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.