The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1950
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
2:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 339
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 14.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.09° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.34° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.