The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 1994
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
5:38 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 883
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:37 PM, is deepest at 11:30 PM and ends at 12:23 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.42° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.