The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 1992
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
1:21 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.77° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.63° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.