The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2100
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
6:24 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2194
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 | 193.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.74° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.