The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1951
Waning Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
9:14 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 351
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 | 228.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.07° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.02° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.