The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2125
Waning Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
12:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
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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 | 262.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 252.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.09° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.64° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.