The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2131
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
6:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 331.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 188.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.79° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.63° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.