The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2085
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
10:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2009
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.90° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.84° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.