The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1922
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
6:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -8
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 | 335.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.90° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.68° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.