The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 1995
Waning Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 895
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 | 307.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 6.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.80° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.53° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.