The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1919
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
3:16 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -45
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 | 292.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.81° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.53° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.