The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2079
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 278.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.04° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.37° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.88° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.