The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1973
Waning Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
12:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 623
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 | 261.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 251.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.26° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.84° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.