The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2034
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
1:41 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1378
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.69° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.99° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| 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.