The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 24, 2117
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
2:18 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 283.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.94° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.28° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.