The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 1985
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
12:40 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 772
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 | 54.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.90° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.82° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.