The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2050
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 45.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.26° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.29° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.