The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 24, 2139
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
5:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.
Exact values
For May 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.70° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.95° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.