The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1932
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
10:19 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.08° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.41° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.