The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2107
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
10:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2281
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 | 25.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.63° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.34° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.