The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1962
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
10:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.42° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.43° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.