The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2084
Waning Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
10:54 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1996
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 | 243.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.56° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.39° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.