The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
5:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 155.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 3.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.74° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.54° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.