The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2103
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
8:20 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 214.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.34° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.81° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.