The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2036
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
7:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.98° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.28° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.