The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1955
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 39.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.01° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.12° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.