The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2001
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:42 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.69° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.18° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.