The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2108
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
6:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 323.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.97° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.55° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.