The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:16 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 13.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.00° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.