The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2070
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
6:03 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1823
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 319.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.50° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.