The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 24, 2137
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
12:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2652
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 | 51.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 76.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.36° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.04° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.