The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2126
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2516
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 | 26.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.22° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.52° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.