The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2528
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.40° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.94° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.