The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
3:49 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 37.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.70° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.75° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.