The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1452
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 | 155.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 4.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.42° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.94° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.