The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:29 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1167
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 | 343.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.14° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.48° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.