The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2099
Waxing Crescent
21.9% 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
9:56 AM
12:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2182
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 | 55.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.46° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.43° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.