The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
10.2% 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
8:52 AM
11:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.28° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.12° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.