The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 1948
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
7:03 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 314
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 199.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.06° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.23° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.