The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 1946
Last Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 276.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.96° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.61° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.69° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.