The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1952
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
10:13 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 10.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.41° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.03° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.