The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1966
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
12:35 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 537
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 | 54.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.29° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.63° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| 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.