The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 154.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.12° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.74° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.