The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2066
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
9:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.46° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.66° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.