The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2044
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:13 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1501
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 | 325.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.66° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.62° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.