The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2008
Waning Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
9:34 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1056
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.00° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.42° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.