The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2038
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
11:51 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 256.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.82° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.40° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.