The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1977
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:53 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 72.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.92° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.17° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.