The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 156.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.13° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.15° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.