The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2052
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
4:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 307.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.27° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.95° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.