The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2039
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1440
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 | 17.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.67° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.78° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| 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.