The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2074
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:38 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1872
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Saturn 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 | 346.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 160.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.91° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.67° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.