The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 1965
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
2:05 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 524
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.17° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.48° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.