The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1930
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
5:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 91
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.92° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.00° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.