The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
2:35 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1514
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 | 104.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.70° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.