The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2030
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
1:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.05° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.03° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.