The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1927
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.17° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.88° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.