The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 1984
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
2:54 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 291.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.71° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.29° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.