The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1911
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
3:40 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -144
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 | 311.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 3.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.44° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.69° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.