The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2121
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
2:01 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2454
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.36° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.77° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.