The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -168
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 | 63.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.47° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.31° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.