The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
6:22 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1019
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 | 191.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.64° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.46° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.