The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1933
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
9:35 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 129
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.69° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.84° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.