The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2109
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
4:05 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2305
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 | 303.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 1.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.92° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.