The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1949
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
5:49 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 326
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.16° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.82° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.