The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
5:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2157
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 | 163.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.97° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.76° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.