The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 1963
Waxing Crescent
3.3% 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
7:35 AM
10:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 500
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 | 20.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.65° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.79° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.