The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2102
Waxing Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
1:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 83.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.50° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.58° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.