The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
5:33 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 167.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.42° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.73° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.