The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2106
Waning Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:56 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 253.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.63° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.83° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.