The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 1969
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
2:24 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 574
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.07° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.53° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.