The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2119
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
5:32 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2429
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 178.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.89° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.