The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2120
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
6:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 327.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.36° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.39° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.