The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1106
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 | 40.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.42° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.68° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.