The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
5:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 747
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 | 154.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -10.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.58° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.36° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.