The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1979
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 343.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.31° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.88° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.