The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2062
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
6:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1724
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 | 195.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.13° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.62° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.