The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2090
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
4:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2070
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 | 305.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 2.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.58° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.34° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.