The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 24, 2130
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
7:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2565
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 | 198.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 286.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.51° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.03° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.