The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 1957
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
4:07 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 302.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.14° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.