The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2033
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
4:36 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1365
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.34° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.16° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.