The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2003
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
2:42 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 288.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.93° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.88° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.