The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2096
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2145
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 | 36.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.64° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.33° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.