The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1947
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
12:41 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.21° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.46° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.