The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2077
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1910
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 | 32.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.47° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.14° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.