The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 24, 2138
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
5:36 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2664
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.7° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.15° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.