The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 24, 2118
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
12:04 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2417
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 | 45.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.29° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.86° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.