The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
3:08 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1229
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -5.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.93° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.68° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.