The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 24, 2136
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
3:03 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 291.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.42° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.08° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.