The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2080
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1947
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 | 71.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.77° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.02° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.